Nekomamushi: Ortolan Is Nothing but an Unknown Brat!
New World, G-1 Marine Base.
At this time, Strawberry was handling some routine matters.
It has to be said that this guy is indeed worthy of coming from the base in the Sabaody Archipelago. He is doing very well in G-1, like a fish in water, and doing well in all aspects, except... his strength is a little lacking.
Just as Strawberry was about to sign the document, his Den Den Den Mushi) rang.
Strawberry glanced at the Den Den Mushi, his expression turned serious, and he immediately Den Den Mushi, saying, "This is G-1, this is Strawberry."
"It's me, Kajiki." Kajiki answered from the Den Den Mushi.
"You specifically used the Admiral's personal Den Den Den Mushi to call, is there something you need our cooperation on?" Strawberry chuckled.
These high-ranking officers of the New World Marines all knew that when Ortolan was away, Kajiki would assume full authority as the Admiral of the New World.
Normally, if there's nothing urgent, even if Kajiki contacts them, he'll only use his own private Den Den Mushi. The fact that he's using the official Den Den Mushi now means that Kajiki is exercising power from Ortolan.
"That's right, convey the Admiral's latest orders. There's a group of people on Fish-Man Island ..." Kajiki said in a serious tone.
A moment later, Strawberry raised an eyebrow and said, "The retainers of the Whitebeard Pirates' division commander? I understand. We in G-1 will be dispatched immediately..."
"Yes, I just contacted Hoshigaki and Kaisa. They will organize a fleet to help you blockade the gateway sea area. That Momonga is searching for San Juan Wolf in that area. He is with Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates. The two of them will also go to assist you in the search. You two need to coordinate well. The Admiral's order is 'must,' which means it must be completed!" Kajiki said in a deep voice.
"Understood!" Strawberry replied immediately.
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Strawberry pressed a button on the table.
Then, he asked into the phone, "How many warships are currently at our G-1 base in port?"
"Lord Strawberry, there are currently ten warships in port on G-1!" the Marines officer on the other end of the line quickly replied.
"Organize the ten warships in port into a single fleet and prepare for departure now. I will arrive shortly to relay the message to the warships located elsewhere, in order to cooperate in sealing off the gateway waters to the New World..." Strawberry said without hesitation.
"Huh?" The Marines on the other end of the call hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lord Strawberry, it's the eve of the World Conference. The royal families from the New World who are going to Mary Geoise for the summit are all heading this way. If we blockade the gateway sea now, it might cause a huge..."
Significant political impact!
This is inevitable. The royal families of the allied nations have come all the way to Mary Geoise to prepare for a meeting. They are about to arrive in Mary Geoise, and you blockade the sea area, preventing them from escaping. Aren't these royal families embarrassed?
If it affects the convening of the World Conference, that would be an even bigger problem!
However, Strawberry had no intention of paying attention to these influences at this moment. Before the Marines could finish speaking, he said in a deep voice, "Execution order!"
After a moment's hesitation, the Marines on the other end of the call finally replied, "Yes, all for justice!"
This also shows that Marine Base like G-1 are indeed less loyal to Ortolan than other Marine Base in the New World. In the event of a crisis, even some mid- to low-ranking Marines personnel will instinctively prioritize the interests of Mary Geoise.
This is all because this place is close to the Mary Geoise region, and they are all influenced by that area.
But Strawberry didn't care about any of that. He was clear about his position. Mary Geoise was indeed the superior department, but a local official was more powerful than a distant one!
If the people of Mary Geoise wanted to touch him, they would have to go through the Fleet Admiral first, then the Admiral, and finally they could mess with him, Vice Admiral.
As Marine Admiral and the Admiral of the governor of the New World, Ortolan was his direct superior. With a single order, he could be fired. Whom should he listen to? Did he even need to think about it?
Moreover, he considered himself one of Ortolan's protégés, after all, they came from the same training camp, and he was personally transferred to the New World by Ortolan!
I work for the Admiral. Mary Geoise, step aside. If you have any trouble with me, the Admiral will naturally protect me!
This is Strawberry's logic.
Tokikake, once the order Ortolan the other side arrived, he didn't care about any World Conference or World Conference. The Admiral said, "I will block the gateway sea to the New World, and I will block it. Not to mention the royal families of the Affiliated Nation, even if high-ranking officials from Mary Geoise come, they won't be able to run around here!"
After hanging up the communicator, Strawberry's eyes darkened slightly as he said, "It seems the last purge wasn't enough... G-1, the New World's G-1, the Marines's G-1, must not fall into my hands and become Mary Geoise's G-1!"
After Strawberry arrived at G-1, he had already purged the area once, sending one of the two former G-1 Rear Admiral back to headquarters and the other to Sabaody Archipelago, promoting his own people, and planning to send a group of officers to other Marine Base.
Previously, Strawberry felt that the purge had achieved good results, but the Marines's reaction just now told him that it was not enough.
He needs to intensify his efforts!
However, that's not what he needs to do now. What he needs to do now is travel with the fleet and carry out the orders from the Admiral!
Strawberry made a move, and at the same time, G-3 Marine Base was also within the gateway sea area to the New World. Stainless responded to the Admiral's order immediately, and ten warships were activated to cooperate with G-1 to blockade the surrounding sea area.
Then we saw Hoshigaki's G-14 and Kaisa's G-7 both take action.
There were even cases where fleets originally assigned to protect the royal family were turned around and reassigned to new missions.
Not too far from the edge of the G-1 jurisdiction, Momonga, along with four warships, is anchored here with Katakuri.
They were originally searching for San Juan Wolf, the one who escaped from Elbaf and injured Daifuku, but now they have changed their plans and will search for Momonosuke group first.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the New World Gateway Sea, a glazed three-masted sailing ship pierced the surface of the sea, finally returning to the New World from the depths of the ocean.
The ship did not fly any symbols or flags indicating local power, and the people on board were none other Momonosuke and his group.
This also includes retainers such as Kanjuro, Kanjuro, Raizo, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and O-Nami.
However, Toki and the Hiyori, they were not among this group of people.
They traveled through time and space, randomly appearing on Spring Queen Island. After confirming the time, they decided to return to the New World to find their father and the Whitebeard Pirates.
After hesitating for a long time, Momonosuke finally allowed O-Nami to grant him the power, allowing him to grow to the age of ten. He then left his mother and younger sister on Spring Queen Island, and had his Kikunojo stay there to protect them.
The reason is simple: it's not safe to bring them along. It would be better to use the elite forces of the Momonosuke back to the New World alone to reunite with Kozuki Oden, and then find a way to bring Toki and Hiyori back. This would be safer and more reliable.
In fact, the trip went smoothly. They arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago from Spring Queen Island without any problems, acquired a coated ship there, and headed to Fish-Man Island. They then contacted the Whitebeard Pirates through Fish-Man Island, with their help, safely left the island and arrived in the New World!
On the deck of the three-masted sailing ship, Inuarashi stood under the mast, took a breath of fresh air, and exclaimed, "This is the New World... It's been so long!"
Kin'emon said with a sigh, "We're finally back. Next, we'll reunite with Oden, and perhaps with the help of Whitebeard, we can launch a counterattack on Wano Country and take down that bastard Kaido!"
"First, we must safely reunite with Oden. This is New World... unlike the previous Paradise. We should be careful," Raizo a deep voice.
"Hahaha, what's there to be afraid of? This is the New World. Whitebeard Husband's territory is the closest to us. We can get there by crossing the Gateway Sea and some Marines territory. And everyone knows how weak the New World's Marines is..." Nekomamushi laughed arrogantly.
"Idiot, when we went to Fish-Man Island, the people there repeatedly emphasized to us not to go to the New World and make enemies of the Marines. This is not what it used to be. Moreover, the Marines has also replenished its Three Admirals, and now there is an Admiral stationed in the New World!" Inuarashi frowned and reminded him.
"I know him, Bane Ortolan! He's just some nobody..." Nekomamushi said arrogantly.
"He defeated the Red Count back then..." Inuarashi said again.
"The one who defeated Red Count was the then Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong!" Nekomamushi said with a look of disdain. "You're afraid of him, but I'm not. If he dares to show up, I'll take care of him!"
While they were discussing these matters, Ortolan was already sitting in the Ryugu Palace, drinking with Neptune and enjoying the sight of a large group of beautiful mermaid ladies singing and dancing.